i used to do expediter work in pleasanton and our office/shop was located near independence HS in SJ. once u get past automall in fremont... but even then the traffic is minor pretty much th ewhole way. lol not too many ppl commute from the bay area over to the 209 very often.

in the morning, that would be opp traffic, and it's a breeze. i like at the 680/580 junction, and have gone to stockton in the mornings... to go towards Tahoe. eazy breazy beautiful commute. ; )

if in the eve... that is WITH the cummute. SO from Dublin, it can take at least an hour. From SJ to Dublin... at least 1.5 hours. ( to be safe ) as sometimes it will be faster, but 1.5 to be on the safe side.

It shouldnt be that bad. Most of the traffic is going into the bay. I live in Tracy which is like 30 mins away for Stockton, and leave for school at 7 every morning. Highway 5 is not busy at all. I don't think you should have any problems in the bay or here.